1052 Belgica

1052 Belgica
Discovery[1]
Discovered byE. Delporte
Discovery siteUccle Obs.
Discovery date15 November 1925
Designations
(1052) Belgica
Pronunciation/ˈbɛldʒɪkə/[2]
Named after
Belgium (country)[3]
1925 VD · 1965 UO1
A908 TB
main-belt · Flora[4]
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 16 February 2017 (JD 2457800.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc108.27 yr (39,545 days)
Aphelion2.5565 AU
Perihelion1.9166 AU
2.2366 AU
Eccentricity0.1431
3.34 yr (1,222 days)
120.60°
0° 17m 40.92s / day
Inclination4.6949°
99.631°
297.54°
Known satellites1[5][6][7]
Physical characteristics
Dimensions9.785±0.123 km[8]
10.406±0.077 km[9]
10.94 km (derived)[4]
11±2 km[6]
2.70933±0.0003 h[10]
2.7097±0.0001 h[5]
2.7097±0.0001 h[6]
0.20 (assumed)[4]
0.2734±0.0736[9]
0.301±0.028[8]
B–V = 0.900[1]
U–B = 0.540[1]
S (Tholen)[1] · S (SMASS)[1]
S[4]
11.97[1][9] · 12.09±0.25[11] · 12.17±0.05[4][6]

1052 Belgica, provisional designation 1925 VD, is a binary Florian asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 10 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 15 November 1925, by Belgian astronomer Eugène Delporte at Uccle Observatory in Belgium.[12] It was the first minor planet discovered at Uccle Observatory, after which the minor planet 1276 Ucclia was named.

1052 is named after the Western European state of Belgium.[3]

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